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1996Final results

1996 election for Montana House District 12

Montana House of Representatives · Montana

Loren L. Soft (R) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Ed Logan (D) by 10.1 points.

Loren L. SoftRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.0%1,687
Ed LoganDemocrat
45.0%1,378
3,065 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1996

Races before and after

EvenR+8.31990R+5.91992R+19.41994R+10.11996R+0.21998R+5.22000

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET